New strong earthquake in central Turkey
Another powerful earthquake struck central Turkey amid widespread loss of life and damage in Turkey and Syria. The US Geological Survey says it was a magnitude 5.5 earthquake at a depth of 10 kilometers near the city of Golbasi. BBC news.
Another powerful earthquake struck central Turkey amid widespread loss of life and damage in Turkey and Syria. The US Geological Survey says it was a magnitude 5.5 earthquake at a depth of 10 kilometers near the city of Golbasi. BBC news.
Meanwhile, the France-based European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said the earthquake near Golbasi had a magnitude of 5.6, with an origin at a depth of 2 kilometers.
The earthquake hit
Both agencies said the earthquake struck at 3:13 pm on Tuesday. However, they did not elaborate on the matter. Death toll exceeds 4,350 in Turkey and Syria after powerful earthquake However, the WHO says the death toll could rise significantly.
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Two powerful earthquakes hit Turkey on Monday. The first one struck at dawn. Its magnitude was 7.8 on the Richter scale. The second earthquake struck around noon. Its magnitude was 7.6 on the Richter scale. Monday's terrible earthquake has killed more than 4,300 people in Turkey and Syria.
The head of Turkey's disaster and emergency agency, Yunus Sezer, said the confirmed death toll in Turkey has now risen to 2,921. 15 thousand 834 people were injured.
More than 2,900 people were killed and more than 15,000 injured in Turkey alone after the first quake, the country's disaster agency said.
More than 1,400 people are reported to have died in Syria.
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